2021-02-10 E-Edition

Clean Energy Jobs Act reintroduced with stricter utility accountability

Sponsors pledge to pass legislation before end of session By GRACE BARBICCapitol News [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Following the admission in court by utility giant Commonwealth Edison to a yearslong bribery scheme, lawmakers are reintroducing the Clean Energy Jobs Act in the 102nd General Assembly with an increased focus on holding utility companies accountable. The Clean Energy Jobs Act, or CEJA, which […]

Photo gallery: PBL boys basketball vs. Cissna Park

PBL boys basketball wins home opener over Cissna Park

PAXTON — The Paxton-Buckley-Loda HIgh School boys basketball team’s game against Cissna Park on Tuesday, Feb. 9, served as its second game of the 2021 season, and its home opener, after a long delay to the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Panthers exited the game with a 39-30 victory. “It was good for our guys to get a […]

PBL JH boys basketball defeats Clifton JL Nash

CLIFTON — The Paxton-Buckley-Loda seventh-grade boys basketball team won 43-20 Tuesday, Feb. 9, over Clifton J.L. Nash. In the first quarter, PBL took a 16-5 lead as Kayden Vance made two 3-pointers, Cael Bruns and Tyler Cole each had four points and Eli Donaldson had two points. Vance had five points in the second quarter and Cole had two points […]

PBL eighth-grade volleyball loses in three sets to JL Nash

PAXTON — The Paxton-Buckley-Loda eighth-grade volleyball team lost 17-25, 25-22, 25-17 to Clifton J.L. Nash on Tuesday, Feb. 9. Sway Elliott had five kills for PBL (1-1) while Kaia Krumwiede led in aces with seven. Aubrey Busboom, Sydney Pickens and Charley Ulrich each had two kills while Busboom and Taryn Rock each had two aces. Tanner Graham had 50 passing […]

State to expand vaccine eligibility to individuals with underlying conditions

Pritzker expects expansion to occur by Feb. 25 By TIM KIRSININKASCapitol News [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker announced Wednesday that the state plans to expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to individuals of all ages who have comorbidities and underlying conditions by Feb. 25. Speaking at a news conference in Quincy Wednesday, Pritzker said the expansion of eligibility under Phase 1B […]

Ford County Public Health Department COVID-19 update (Feb. 10, 2021)

Ford County Public Health Department (FCPHD) is announcing 4 new cases. Ford County has a total of 1,493cases. Of those, 871 are confirmed cases and 622 are probable cases. There has been a total of 41 COVID-19 related deaths.Please be aware our office is still unable to provide certain statistics due to an issue we are experiencing with statereporting systems. […]

Mareci’s Bakery moving to new location in Paxton

PAXTON — Mareci’s Bakery in Paxton announced that it is moving from its current location at 442 S. Market St. to a new and larger location at 595 S. Elm St., which formerly occupied the Country Thyme Tea Room. A re-opening date at the new location had yet to be announced as of Monday. Updates will be posted on the […]

150th birthday banners eyed for Gibson City’s downtown

By WILL BRUMLEVE [email protected] GIBSON CITY — At their next meeting, Gibson City Council members will be voting on whether to hire a company to create banners to be hung on the downtown’s light posts in celebration of the city’s sesquicentennial. Alderman Susie Tongate obtained a couple of cost estimates for the banners prior to Monday’s council meeting, but there […]